1 Corinthians 12:12-14

Many members in one body 1 Corinthians 12:12-14: The one body is the one church of Christ. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 4:4) Paul used the human body to help us better understand the church. The church is the body of Christ. There is to be unity in the body concerning the use of spiritual gifts. Our physical body has many different parts. In the same way the spiritual body of Christ or the church has many different members. "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ." (1 Corinthians 12:12)

Men have been taught the necessity of baptism because the Spirit gave that message to the apostles and other inspired teachers. Baptism is to get into Christ or into His death. (Romans 6:3) Baptism is to put on Christ. (Galatians 3:27) Baptism is for remission of sins. (Acts 2:38) Baptism is to be saved. (Mark 16:16) Baptism is to wash away sins. (Acts 22:16) In New Testament day's people that learned the truth and received it were baptized into Christ without delay. That is the way it must be today also. The members make up the many parts of the body. Some were Jews, and others were Gentiles. Some were slaves, and others were free. But they were all baptized into the same body (church) by the same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13)